Puff Daddy

February 23, 2010

Chicago Bulls mascot Benny the Bull has never been afraid to mix it up with the high-priced talent in the floor seats at NBA games. Just because he was working All-Star Saturday in Dallas -- home of the 3-point, skills and slam dunk contests, among others -- didn't mean he'd change his routine.

The difference, of course, is the front row contained All-Stars of its own, so Benny did his best to make Jay-Z feel comfortable with a spot-on performance of Beyonce's dance in the "Single Ladies" video.

While Spike Lee was cracking up a few seats down, Jay and Diddy, who was sitting in the next seat, strained to pretend they couldn't even see the mascot dancing two feet in front of them. Come on guys, lighten up and give some props to a fellow performer doing his job -- entertaining the crowd.

December 29, 2008

Sean "Diddy" Combs is no stranger to Times Square, appearing on several larger than life ads in the New York theater district for years. But now he wants to introduce something less familar to New Year's Eve partygoers to promote a vodka.

Ciroc vodka and the man once known as Puff Daddy have made a $1 million offer to the city of New York for the right to change the color of the trademark ball that drops at midnight. In exchange for that sizeable donation to charity, Diddy, who stars in commercials for the vodka with Mobb Deep and Kanye West hits supplying the soundtrack, wants to turn the traditionally crystal ball blue.

"As the 'Official Vodka of New Year's Eve,' it's only fitting that we take over New York, the most iconic New Year's city in the world," Puff said in a released statement announcing the offer. "I'm going to give every adult in America a taste of what it's like to enjoy a sophisticated celebration with Diddy, and what better time than while ringing in the New Year." Now word on how making the ball blue accomplishes that.

Hey Puffy, The 411 Online now has a blue circle in its logo, too. We'll get in on that action. Put us down for a five. You know we're good for it, as we've distributed our share of Lincolns to your albums in the past.